Nobel Laureates: A Quiz on the Brightest Minds
Published Jun 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · Editorial Team
Test your knowledge of the most prestigious award in the world, the Nobel Prize, and its esteemed winners
❓ 10 Questions
⏱️ 5 Minutes
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QUESTION 1
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- A. Marie Curie
- B. Bertha von Suttner
- C. Selma Lagerlöf
- D. Irène Joliot-Curie
Which author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954?
- A. Ernest Hemingway
- B. F. Scott Fitzgerald
- C. William Faulkner
- D. George Orwell
Who is the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Prize?
- A. Malala Yousafzai
- B. Lawrence Bragg
- C. Werner Heisenberg
- D. Tsung-Dao Lee
Which scientist developed the first widely used polio vaccine, the inactivated injected vaccine licensed in 1955?
- A. Jonas Salk
- B. Albert Sabin
- C. Louis Pasteur
- D. Edward Jenner
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect?
- A. Albert Einstein
- B. Marie Curie
- C. Niels Bohr
- D. Erwin Schrödinger
Which economists shared the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their analysis of markets with asymmetric information?
- A. Joseph Stiglitz
- B. George Akerlof
- C. Michael Spence
- D. All of the above
Who is the only person to have won two unshared Nobel Prizes?
- A. Marie Curie
- B. Linus Pauling
- C. John Bardeen
- D. Frederick Sanger
Which civil rights leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
- A. Martin Luther King Jr.
- B. Ralph Bunche
- C. Desmond Tutu
- D. Nelson Mandela
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 for discovering the inert gaseous elements in air?
- A. William Ramsay
- B. Henri Moissan
- C. Theodore Richards
- D. Lord Rayleigh
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
- A. The International Committee of the Red Cross
- B. The United Nations
- C. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- D. Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
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